ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386179
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 2001 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Lincoln Flight Center Inc. |
| Registration: | N2542A |
| MSN: | 78A075 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3329 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-230-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lincoln, RI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Smithfield-North Central Airport, RI (SFZ/KSFZ) |
| Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA (HYA/KHYA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the airplane was climbing from the runway, the engine began to "sputter," and then quit. The CFI turned the airplane towards the airport in an attempt to return to the runway. Realizing that the airplane would not make the runway, the CFI stalled the airplane into the treetops, where it came to rest suspended by tree limbs. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed an air leak at the fuel line connection on the electric fuel pump.
Probable Cause: The loose fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC01LA081
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 11:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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